EP2664048B1 - Microréseau électrique intelligent avec interface reconfigurable à courant alternatif - Google Patents

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EP2664048B1
EP2664048B1 EP11813473.3A EP11813473A EP2664048B1 EP 2664048 B1 EP2664048 B1 EP 2664048B1 EP 11813473 A EP11813473 A EP 11813473A EP 2664048 B1 EP2664048 B1 EP 2664048B1
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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  • Embodiments of the subject matter described herein relate generally to a system and method for a reconfigurable AC interface for microgrids.
  • Power plants are typically fossil fuel based, nuclear or hydroelectric. However, power may be generated locally, for example using local generators, and available solar, wind, or geothermal resources.
  • the locally generated power is typically on its own grid, called a microgrid, Excess power generated on the microgrid can be sold back to the utility by tying the microgrid electrically into the local utility grid and net metering to determine the net flow of electricity into or out of the microgrid.
  • the utility grid is AC, or alternating current
  • a microgrid interfaces to the utility grid using a grid-tie inverter.
  • the grid-tie inverter uses anti-islanding switches that guarantees that the inverter is disconnected from the utility grid if power from the utility is down and only reconnects when utility is operating normally again.
  • the anti-islanding switches are a safety feature that prevents the microgrid from supplying power onto the utility grid when utility workers may be repairing a downed power line or malfunctioning transformer. Although this protects the utility grids from power generated on the microgrid, there remains the possibility of power interruptions on the microgrid itself.
  • a microgrid can participate in load-shedding programs with the utilities who then treat the microgrids as dispatchable loads that can be shed by the utility if needed. Owners of microgrids agree to be curtailed up to an agreed number of times and durations. In return, the incentive for the microgrid owner is usually a reduced energy rate that lowers the overall energy bill, or a capacity and/or energy payment for the actual load being placed at risk of interruption. Usually owners are notified when utility service is going to be interrupted and the verification that the customer load was shed as requested takes place ex post based on meter data. The owner can choose not to comply with the direction to shed load as requested, although penalties are often levied for non-compliance and may be severe. In some load-curtailment programs, loads are interrupted immediately and without warning. The present microgrid solutions do not address solutions for enabling loads to continue to be powered while complying with utility load-shedding requests.
  • microgrids As microgrids become more common, their influence on the stability of the grid will increase. Undesirable dynamic interactions triggered by microgrids increase the possibility of key, heavily loaded transmission lines tripping.
  • the present microgrid solutions do not address designs of utility grids that utilize the dynamic nature of microgrids to enhance the stability of the utility grids and the transmission lines.
  • US 4697136 discloses an inverter system for inputting an alternating current and a direct current in combination.
  • This inverter system comprises an AC-DC converter to convert a received AC electric power from an AC electric power source to a DC electric power; a DC-AC converter to convert a thus converted DC electric power and a DC electric power from a DC electric power source to an AC electric power; a first switching means to open or close an electric circuit between an output side of the DC-AC converter and a first load; a second switching means to open or close an electric circuit between the AC electric power source to which a second load is connected and the output side of the DC-AC converter; and a controlling means for controlling opening and closing of the first and second switching means.
  • the controller closes the first switching means and opens the second switching means.
  • the controller opens the first switching means and closes the second switching means.
  • the controller closes both the first and second switching means.
  • WO 2009/076640 A2 discloses an electric power distribution, in which a plurality of end-user locations are served by a commercial utility grid. More than one and less than all of the end-user locations are themselves interconnected by a feeder, the feeder not metallically connected to the utility grid.
  • the end-user locations each have a local AC bus that is not metallically connected to the utility grid or to the feeder, but that is linked by a coupler to both the utility grid and to the feeder. None of the local AC buses or the feeder is required to have the same phase or frequency as the utility grid. Locally generated electric power may be passed by means of the feeder to other end-user locations that are on the feeder.
  • Each local AC bus has two or more inverters powering the bus.
  • claim 1 defines a method of controlling a microgrid
  • claim 7 defines an apparatus for controlling a microgrid.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface maintains uninterruptable power on the microgrid.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface eliminates the need to shed load by allowing additional energy resources or backup generators to seamlessly be added to the microgrid.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface enables power to be dynamically added to or taken off of the utility grid to enhance grid stability and permits transmission line power limits to increase.
  • the method comprises embedding a reconfigurable AC interface for transferring power between power sources and loads, monitoring the voltage and current of the interfaces of the reconfigurable AC interface, and switching between power sources based on the monitoring.
  • the system comprises a reconfigurable AC interface further comprising an inverter for converting DC power to AC, transfer switches with interfaces for connecting to the inverter, other transfer switches, and AC busses, and a controller that dynamically configures the transfer switches to transfer power between the inverter, and AC busses.
  • the system comprises inverters for converting DC power sources to AC power, interconnected transfer switches for electrically interconnecting between the inverters, an AC power source, and an AC power bus, sensors for monitoring the AC and DC power sources, and a controller that dynamically configures the interconnected transfer switches to control the flow of power between inverters, the AC power source, and the AC power bus based at least in part upon the readings of the sensors.
  • Distributed energy resource (DER) systems are small-scale power generation technologies (typically in the range of 3 kW to 10,000 kW) used to provide an alternative to or an enhancement of the traditional electric power utility grid maintained by the utility companies.
  • a microgrid is a localized grouping of electricity generation, energy storage, and loads that normally operates connected to a traditional centralized utility grid .
  • power source 102a, 102b (collectively power sources 102) is connected to inverter 104a and 104b (collectively inverters 104.)
  • Typical power sources are fossil fuel powered generators, solar panels, wind turbines, or geothermal pumps.
  • the inverters 104 convert the direct current, or DC power of the power sources 102 to alternating current, or AC power suitable for transmission over utility power lines 110 to loads 112 that use the power.
  • the inverters 104 synchronize the phase of the AC power to the phase of the AC power on the utility power lines 110. This is referred to as a grid-tie configuration because the inverters 104 are tied to the grid, or utility power lines 110.
  • Anti-islanding switches, or AC disconnect switches 106a, 106b (collectively AC disconnect switches 106), enable the inverters 104 to disconnect from the utility power lines 110
  • the AC disconnect switches 106 disconnect, or trip, when two much power is drawn from the inverters 104. For example when there is a short in the power lines due to lines being crossed or brought down due to storms or accident, the AC disconnect switches 106 will trip and disconnect the inverters 104 from the utility power lines 110. Also, the AC disconnect switches 106 may trip if no power is present on the utility power lines 110, indicating that there is an outage on the utility side. This is a safety feature that prevents the grid-tied microgrid 100 from asserting power onto lines that may be being worked on by utility workers. Further, the AC disconnect switches 106 may disconnect from the utility power lines 110 as a result of a load shedding request by the utility.
  • net metering devices 108a, 108b perform the function of monitoring the power being added to or drawn from the utility power lines 110 by the grid-tied microgrid 100.
  • the AC power from the utility and the grid-tied microgrid 100 is delivered through the utility power lines 110 to the load 112 that uses the power.
  • a circuit breaker 114 is a safety feature for disconnecting the load 112 from the utility power line in the event of an electrical short or other malfunction of the load 112.
  • the circuit breaker 114 can be manually tripped to isolate the load 112 from the utility power lines 110 in order to perform service on the load 112.
  • Some non-limiting example protocols and physical layers for the communications links are Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), X.25, TCP/IP, UDP, serial-based communications, fiber-based communications, wireless communications, etc.
  • an embodiment of an uninterruptible microgrid 200 is presented.
  • power sources 102 are connected to dual-output inverters 204a, 204b (collectively dual output inverters 204), and the dual-output inverters 204 are grid-tied to the utility power lines 110 through AC disconnect switches 106.
  • Net metering devices 108 monitor the power being added to or drawn from the utility power lines 110 by the uninterruptible microgrid 200.
  • the dual-output inverter 204 also connect to a set of local AC disconnect switches 206 that feed the power to the load 112 through a circuit breaker 114.
  • Communication links 116 enable command, control and monitoring functionality.
  • the dual-output inverters 204 isolate the connection to the utility power lines 110 from the connection to the load 112, to minimize effects between the connections.
  • the amount of power fed to the load 112 by each dual-output inverter 204 or from the utility power lines 110 is independently regulated.
  • the dual-output inverter 204 are able to seamlessly connect to and disconnect from the utility grid and utility power lines 110 without disrupting the power to the load 112.
  • uninterruptible microgrid 200 is illustrated with two dual-output inverters 204 and a single load 112 for convenience, the uninterruptible microgrid 200 architecture can be adapted to support any number of loads 112, and utilize multiple output inverters (not shown.)
  • FIG. 3 a configuration for an off-grid microgrid 300 is presented.
  • power source 302a, 302b (collectively power sources 302) are connected to inverter 304a and 304b (collectively inverters 304.)
  • the inverters 304 are in parallel, with one of the inverters 304b being a master having an output that is constant voltage source for the off-grid microgrid 300.
  • the other inverter 304a is the slave having an output that is a variable current source synchronized by the AC bus 308.
  • the inverters 304 share power to the load 112 which is protected by a circuit breaker 114.
  • the master inverter 304b is supplied by a power source 302b such as a generator and thus is an off-grid inverter, while the slave inverter 304a is supplied by power source 302a, for example another generator.
  • the slave inverter 304a synchronizes its AC output with the off-grid inverter, master inverter 304b, and thus the slave inverter 304a is a grid-tied inverter.
  • the inverters 304 are grid-tied synchronous inverters that require AC power to be present at the synchronous inverters' output for the synchronous inverters to synchronize with.
  • synchronous inverters cannot be used in stand-alone application where power, either from a public utility, another microgrid, or another stand-alone inverter is not available.
  • power source 302a, 302b are connected to inverter 304a and 304b (collectively inverters 304.)
  • Power source 302a and inverter 304a provide power to remote AC bus 308a
  • power source 302b and inverter 304b provide power to local AC bus 308b.
  • one of the inverters 304b, the local inverter is the master while the other inverter 304a, the remote inverter, is the slave.
  • the remote AC bus 308a is connected through transmission line 310 to local AC bus 308b.
  • the transmission line 310 enables the grid-tied inverter 304a and power source 302a to be displaced considerable distances away from the off-grid inverter 304b and local power source 304b.
  • the power draw caused by the load 112 can vary, and the transmission line 310 has a non-zero impedance, which can cause phase differences between the local AC bus 308b and remote AC bus 308a.
  • load balancing regulators 314a and 314b (collectively load balancing regulators 314) regulate and balance the local AC bus 308b and remote AC bus 308a to better accommodate the instantaneous power draw on the local AC bus 308b by the load 112.
  • these load balancing regulators 314 also includes controllable transmission line compensators to maintain the quality of the electrical power, for example using static var compensators, capacitor banks, and filters available from Schneider Electric.
  • power sources 302a, 302b, 302c, and 302d are connected to inverters 304a, 304b, 304c, and 304d (collectively inverters 304.)
  • Power source 302b and inverter 304b are off-grid and provide power for the first AC bus 308a.
  • Power source 302a and inverter 304a are grid-tied to the first AC bus 308a.
  • Inverter 304a and 304b provide power to a first AC bus 308a to which first load 512a is connected.
  • Power source 302c and inverter 304c are grid-tied to the second AC bus 308b.
  • Power source 302d and inverter 304d are off-grid and provide power from a second power generation source.
  • Inverter 304c and 304d provide power to a second AC bus 308b to which a second load 512b is connected.
  • the first AC bus 308a is connected to the second AC bus 308b by transmission line 310.
  • a third load 512c is connected to inverter 304c via a third AC bus 308c.
  • Load balancing regulators 314a, 314b, 314c, and 314d regulate and balance the loading on the AC busses 308a, 308b, and 308c (collectively AC busses 308.)
  • the term AC bus 308 is intended to encompass internal busses inside equipment or facilities, as well as power wires and power lines external to equipment and facilities.
  • the term AC bus 308 is used throughout for clarity of exposition, however no restriction solely to one specific type of AC bus is intended.
  • the first load 512a, the second load 512b, and the third load 512c receive power from any of the inverters 304.
  • Circuit breakers 114 protect the AC busses 308 from the loads 512.
  • Inverters 304 and load balancing regulators 314 enable a seamless integration of various power sources 302 into a distributed microgrid 500.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 is shown in a stand-alone configuration, or islanded from the utility grid.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 can be tied to the utility grid (not shown.)
  • all of the inverters 304 are typically configured as grid-tied inverters.
  • one or more of the inverters 304 can be configured as a synchronous voltage source. This configuration may be necessary or even critical for stability of the distributed microgrid 500, for example when the utility grid point of common contact (or POC) is over long transmission lines 310.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 can be tied to or isolated (islanded) from the utility grid, and distributed energy resource (DER) systems can be added or removed as power sources 302 as needed without disconnect or compromising the loads 512.
  • DERs typically comprise a renewable energy resource coupled to a energy storage system, for example a battery, that stores the DC generated power until it is needed by the inverter 304.
  • the inverters 304 comprise reconfigurable AC interfaces that convert the DC power from the DER into AC power.
  • the inverters 304 can be constant current or voltage sources, depending upon if they are the master inverter or slave inverter as discussed above.
  • the inverter 304 output can be a constant current source synchronized with the utility grid.
  • the inverter 304 output is synchronized internally by an internal sine wave generator.
  • the inverter 304 output can be a variable current source when synchronized with another inverter 304. Whether the output is synchronized with the utility grid or another inverter 304 is a system design choice.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 can be synchronized to the utility grid.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 there are times when it is preferable for the distributed microgrid 500 to provide the synchronization, such as when power is used from multiple independent utility companies or sources, or if the utility power is generally unstable, as may be the case in developing countries, in outlying areas where utility service is unreliable, in times of war or civil strife, and for temporary installations such as on the battlefield.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface provide external power regulation and load balancing.
  • the inverter 304 has two isolated outputs. A first output is to the shared load power demand. A second output is to the local load power demand.
  • the power to the inverter 304 isolated outputs can be controlled and regulated by the amount of power available, enabling the inverter 304 to prioritize the power delivered to the share load and local loads. For example, if the shared power demand is greater or has a higher priority than the local loads, then the power to the local loads will be the leftover power after the share load demand power is met.
  • load balancing regulators 314 are utilized to stabilize the AC busses 308.
  • the load balancing regulators 314 have passive decoupling elements, such as capacitors or capacitor-inductor circuits, that prevent surges and provide instantaneous power as needed.
  • the load balancing regulators 314 may utilize active components to compensate unbalanced voltages between each phase, as would be understood in the art.
  • An example load balancing regulator 314 is the Automatic Voltage Regulator, a modular power conditioning system available from Staco Energy Products Company.
  • the inverter 304 then regulates the AC power from transients to achieve efficient power transfer from the power source 302 to the load 512.
  • the inverters 304 are designed with an internal sine wave generator 600.
  • the internal sine wave generator 600 comprises an isolated synchronization input 602 that connects to one phase of a utility power line 110 or AC bus 308.
  • the isolated synchronization input 602 is isolated using an isolation transformer 604, which in embodiments is a step-down transformer.
  • a comparator 606 compares the waveform from the isolation transformer 604 to a voltage reference 608 and outputs a square wave.
  • a voltage controlled comparator, or VCO 610 uses the square wave from the comparator 606, a crystal oscillator 612, and feedback from one phase of the three-phase outputs 616 of the VCO 610 to phase lock the VCO 610 to the phase and frequency of the isolated synchronization input 602 (in practice, the VCO 610 is phase locked to a multiple of the frequency, and which is then reduced to the desired frequency by a divide-by-N counter 614.) This allows the internal sine wave generator 600 to quickly synchronize the distributed microgrid 500 to the local power grid. If there is no input from the isolated synchronization input 602, the VCO 610 maintains the last known phase and frequency, which may be the frequency derived by the VCO 610 using only the crystal oscillator 612.
  • the output of the VCO 610 is input to a divide-by-N counter 614 that takes the output of the VCO 610 and divides it down to produce the three-phase outputs 616.
  • Three-phase outputs 616 are typically at 50/60Hz with phases differences of 0 degrees, 120 degrees, and 240 degrees. In embodiments, the frequency and phases can be selected for the type of system, for example many aircraft and aerospace vehicles utilize 400Hz.
  • the three-phase outputs 616 are used by the inverters 304 to convert DC power from a DER, or other power source, into AC power at a frequency and phase appropriate for powering a utility power line 110 or AC bus 308.
  • the isolated synchronization input 602 of the internal sine wave generator 600 is connected to the utility grid if the inverter 304 is grid-tied, or the primary master inverter 304 if the inverter 304 is off-grid. If the inverter 304 is connected to the utility grid, or grid-tied, the synchronization input of inverter 304 allows the internal sine wave generator 600 to phase-lock with a utility power line 110. If this inverter 304 is assigned as the primary master inverter 304, the internal sine wave generator 600 will synchronize to the power grid to facilitate seamless power transfer.
  • DC power from a distributed energy resource (DER) systems is connected to a DC input 700 front end.
  • the DC input 700 front end comprises an AC-to-DC power supply 702 that provides a voltage reference 608 for the internal sine wave generator 600, as well as DC voltages for powering the control unit 704, other computing logic, and electronics of the inverter 304.
  • AC-to-DC power supply 702 can be 3.3V, 5V, 12V, -12V, -48V, or any other power as desired for implementing the inverter 304 and supporting electronics.
  • An example AC-to-DC power supply 702 is a GenesysTM AC-to-DC programmable power supply from TDK-Lambda. As would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, in embodiments the AC-to-DC power supply 702 can be a DC-to-DC power supply utilizing DC power directly from the DER.
  • the DC input 700 also comprises a voltage meter 706 and current meter 708 that provides information regarding the power draw or power availability from the DER.
  • the voltage meter 706 and current meter 708 are inline, or outside the power line, for example using Hall Effect sensors.
  • the DER itself provides voltage and current outputs to the DC input 700.
  • a control unit 704 comprises logic that monitors the voltage sensed by the voltage meter 706, and current sensed by the current meter 708 of the DER, along with the Hall Sensors 802 associated with an AC bus interfaces 806a or local load interface 806b of a transfer switch 804 of Figure 8 .
  • the control unit 704 uses these sense inputs to determine how to configure the reconfigurable transfer switches 804 to provide power to the loads 112
  • the control unit 704 can enable paralleling of inverters 304 with constant voltage source outputs to provide redundant power to a load 112.
  • the control unit 704 accepts external signals or commands for configuring the transfer switches 804 according to user inputs.
  • control unit 704 can configure the transfer switches 804 to shed low priority loads 112 in response to a utility request, to move loads 112 off of the utility grid and power them using DER resources, or to island the loads from the utility grid in the event of instability in the utility grid.
  • control unit 704 monitors the AC bus interfaces 806a using an optical isolator (not shown) that measures the utility grid voltage.
  • the inverter 304 comprises high power electronics 800 for converting the DC power into AC power, and dynamically routing the power from the utility grid and DERs to loads.
  • isolated gate bipolar transistors, or IGBTs 810a, 810b, 810c, 810d, 810e, 810f chops the DC power from the DC Input 700 which is stepped up to the desired voltage by an isolation transformer 812a or 812b (collectively isolation transformer 812.)
  • the waveform produced by the IGBT 810 and thereafter by the isolation transformer 812 is determined by a driver circuit 808a, 808b, 808c, 808d, 808e, 808f (collectively driver circuit 808), which shapes the inputs from the three-phase outputs 616 of the internal sine wave generator 600 into waveforms appropriate for generating approximately sinusoidal AC waveforms out of the isolation transformer 812.
  • the driver circuit 808 produces a sinusoid waveform from the three-phase output 616 of the internal sine wave generator 600.
  • Driver circuits 808 and IGBTs 810 are high power conversion circuits commonly available in the power industry.
  • An isolation transformer 812 is a dry-type transformer such as the RESIBLOC® dry-type transformer available from the ABB group.
  • the isolation transformers 812 can be 120/208 VAC, 240/448 VAC, or any other voltage, and any standard or non-standard frequency such as 50Hz, 60Hz, 400Hz, etc.
  • the isolation transformers 812 and internal sine wave generator 600 are dynamically switchable, allowing the high power electronics 800 to create power that is appropriate to the current operating environment.
  • the internal sine wave generator 600 would generate 60Hz waveforms for operations in the United States, but would switch to 50Hz waveforms when operating in Europe or Asia. In most parts of the world, other than the United States, power is delivered at 50Hz.
  • the approximately sinusoidal AC waveforms from the isolation transformers 812 are fed into one or more or transfer switches 804a, 804b (collectively transfer switches 804.)
  • the transfer switches 804 are the part of the reconfigurable AC interfaces that dynamically route power between power sources and loads 112.
  • the transfer switches 804 have electrical interfaces for receiving and retransmitting AC power from various sources such as inverters 304, utility lines 110, AC power buses 308, loads 112 etc.
  • the transfer switches 804 connect exactly one interface to exactly one other interface.
  • the transfer switch 804 can connect an inverter 304 to a load 112; or the transfer switch 804 can connect the output of another transfer switch 804 to a utility line 110.
  • the transfer switches 804 connect one interface to a plurality of other interfaces.
  • Example transfer switches 804 are Kohler transfer switches, rated at 150 Amps to 4000 Amps with transition types being normally closed or programmed.
  • the transfer switches 804 accept inputs, for example commands or signals, from the control unit 704 and dynamically reconfigure to route power between the isolations transformers 812, the common AC bus interface 806a, and the local load interface 806b.
  • the transfer switches 804 allow power to be transferred to and from the common AC bus interface 806a. For example, if the common AC bus interface 806a is connected to a utility power line 110, or power grid, then power generated from a DER can be sold back to the utility and used by loads in the power grid.
  • the transfer switches 804 can be configured to deliver power from the utility power line 110 connected to the common AC bus interface 806 to the local load 112 connected to the local load interface 806b. Similarly, the transfer switches 804 allow power to be transferred to and from the common AC bus interface 806a when it is connected to a AC bus 308.
  • the AC bus interfaces 806 comprise Hall Effect sensors 802 for monitoring the current and/or voltage of the common AC bus interface 806a. The Hall Effect sensors 802 permit the control unit 704 to monitor the power being transferred across the common AC bus interface 806a and dynamically configure the transfer switches 804 to provide power to the loads 110.
  • the transfer switches 804 provide reconfigurable AC interfaces to connect or isolate parts of the distributed microgrid 500 from one or more of the utility grids.
  • the inverters 304 are seamlessly connected to or can be disconnected from the power grid.
  • two transfer switches 804 are provided in the illustration, inverters 304 having two, three, or any number of transfer switches 804 are envisioned to support multiple connections to loads, AC busses 308, and inversion electronics 808, 810, 812.
  • the ability to dynamically route power from sources to loads using the transfer switches 804 makes the inverter 304 a reconfigurable AC interface. It should be noted that a reconfigurable AC interface does not necessarily have to include the inverter functionality, and can include only the transfer switches 804 in embodiments.
  • the control unit 704 monitors the voltage and current from the DER and the voltage and current from the common AC bus interface 806a. If the power from the DER is within the specified voltage and current levels for a predetermined period of time, e.g., three seconds, then the control unit 704 will configure the transfer switch 804a to close so that power flows from the isolation transformer 812a to the common AC bus 806a, and to either an AC bus 308 or utility power line 110. During this transfer of DER power to the utility grid, the control unit 704 continuously tracks the DER inputs to ensure that the DER power is within range. In an embodiment, the control unit 704 performs maximum point power tracking, or MPPT, on the DER inputs.
  • MPPT maximum point power tracking
  • the control unit 704 also continuously monitors the common AC bus 806a in order to detect any errors on the utility grid. When DC power is below the specified voltage and current levels, the control unit 704 will configure the transfer switch 804a to open, preventing power from back from the utility power line 110 to the isolation transformer 812a. However, the connections between the transfer switch 804a and transfer switch 804b remain closed so that power from the utility power line 110 continues to flow into the local load interface 806b and load 112. The control unit 704 disconnects the transfer switch 804a when conditions are present on the common AC bus 806a that could damage the inversion electronics 808a, 810a, 812a. The control unit 704 monitors the common AC bus 806a to make sure the AC utility power grid is healthy, otherwise it disconnects the transfer switch 804a from the utility grid and reconnects when the AC utility power grid is healthy again.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 is equally applicable to single phase electrical power, for example 110/120V electrical systems or any other single phase electrical power systems.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface receives 902 power from one or more power sources 302, for example by tying 904 into a power grid or by inverting 906 DC power from a DER system into AC power. If the reconfigurable AC interface ties into the power grid, then the frequency and phase of the power grid is monitored 908 and the reconfigurable AC interface is synchronized 910 with power grid.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface monitors 912 the voltage and current of the power sources 302 and loads 112.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface monitors 912 the voltage and current in order to determine which power sources 302 and loads 112 are to be connected. For example, when starting up as an inverter 304 that is configured to be a master (i.e., the other inverters 304 are slaves or remote AC interfaces), a reconfigurable AC interface first checks to ensure that there isn't already power on the power line of the distributed microgrid 500.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface can be configured a number of different ways, depending upon the desired configuration of the distributed microgrid 500 and the power sources 302 and loads 112 present. If a DER system is providing more power than is required by the loads of a microgrid, the reconfigurable AC interface is configured to transfer power back into the power grid 914.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface is configured to locally transfer power 916 from the inverter 304 connected to the DER to the load 112. If a load requires power, the reconfigurable AC interface is configured to transfer 918 power from a power source 302, such as a power grid, DER, or generator, to the load 112. If that power source 302 should fail, or need to be taken out of service, of if the load on the power line of the distributed microgrid 500 requires more power, then the reconfigurable AC interface is configured to provide uninterruptable power 920 by transferring power from one or more other power sources 304 to the load 112.
  • a power source 302 such as a power grid, DER, or generator
  • the reconfigurable AC interface can isolate 922 the distributed microgrid 500 from the power grid, or from any other power source 302. Additionally, if necessary, the reconfigurable AC interface can be used to shed loads 924 by isolated individual loads or power lines connected to multiple loads. In embodiments, those loads 112 can be unpowered, or continued to be powered by the DERs and inverters 304 as desired.
  • the current configuration of the distributed microgrid 500 is determined 1002. If the distributed microgrid 500 is grid tied 1004 to a utility, such as a utility power grid, then all of the reconfigurable AC interfaces are set to the grid tied configuration 1006. The inverters 304 of the reconfigurable AC interfaces synchronize 1008 with the frequency and phase of the utility grid, and the reconfigurable AC interface adds power 1010 to the power line as a current source. If the distributed microgrid 500 is not grid tied, then the distributed microgrid 500 is running in an isolated microgrid configuration 1012.
  • One of the inverters 304 in the distributed microgrid 500 is configured as a master AC interface 1014.
  • the master AC interface verifies 1016 that no power is on the power line, and then supplies the reference voltage VAC 1018 to the power line that the other inverters 304 use as a reference frequency and phase.
  • the other local inverters 304 are therefore configured as slave AC interfaces 1020.
  • These slave inverters 304 are placed in either auxiliary or standby mode 1022, depending upon whether power is currently needed or not.
  • Inverters 304 that are configured as slave AC interfaces 1020 are synchronized 1024 with the power line and add power 1010 to the power line as current sources.
  • Inverters 304 that are remote, for example at the other end of a transmission line 310, are configured as remote AC interfaces 1040. These remote inverters 304 verify 1042 their local power line parameters, for example whether there is power on the line, the line impedance, the power level, frequency, phase, and stability of the frequency and phase.
  • the remote inverters 304 synchronize 1024 with the power line. If a remote inverter 304 is running in an unregulated mode 1026, for example if there is no nearby utility grid and the remote inverter is the only power source for the power line, then the remote inverter 304 supplies the reference voltage VAC 1018 to the power line.
  • remote inverters 304 run in a slave configuration to remote inverter 304 and run in a regulated mode 1028. If a remote inverter 304 is running in a regulated mode 1028 it will add power 1010 to the power line as a current source.
  • the distributed microgrid 500 also regulates 1032 the power line by shedding local loads 1034, adding auxiliary power sources 1036, and configuring line compensators 1038 as necessary to keep the power stable. Loads can also be dynamically added to the distributed microgrid 500 and connected 1030 to power lines.
  • a system includes a plurality of inverters for converting a DC power source to an AC power source, and a plurality of interconnected transfer switches for electrically interconnecting between said inverters, an AC power source, and an AC power bus.
  • the system may also include a plurality of sensors for monitoring said DC power source and said AC power source; and a controller that dynamically configures said interconnected transfer switches to control the flow of power between said inverters, said AC power source, and said AC power bus, based at least in part upon a sensor reading from said plurality of sensors.
  • the controller may configure the interconnected transfer switches to the configuration selected from the group consisting of electrically isolating said AC power source from a load on said AC power bus; switching said AC power bus from said AC power source to one of said inverters without interrupting power to said AC power bus; electrically isolating said plurality of inverters from said AC power source; and electrically connecting a first of said inverters to said AC power source and a second of said inverters to said AC power bus.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface includes an inverter for converting a DC power source to an AC power source, a first transfer switch including an electrical interface to the inverter and an electrical interface to a first AC bus, and a second transfer switch including an electrical interface to the first transfer switch, and an electrical interface to a second AC bus.
  • the AC interface may include a controller adapted to dynamically configure the first transfer switch and the second transfer switch to transfer power between the inverter, said first AC bus, and the second AC bus.
  • the second AC bus is electrically connected to a load
  • the first AC bus is electrically connected to a utility power grid
  • the controller is adapted to dynamically configure the first transfer switch and the second transfer switch so that the load is isolated from the utility power grid, and the load receives power from the inverter, without interrupting power to the load.
  • the controller is adapted to receive a signal to isolate the load from the utility power grid.
  • the reconfigurable AC interface of claim 11 may further include a sensor for detecting electrical parameters of the first AC bus; and said controller is adapted to dynamically configure said first transfer switch to isolate the first AC bus based on the electrical parameters detected on the first AC bus.
  • the controller is adapted to dynamically configure the first transfer switch to reconnect to the first AC bus based on the electrical parameters on first AC bus attaining a specified voltage and current for a predetermined period of time.
  • a second inverter for converting the DC power source to an AC power source
  • the second transfer switch further comprises an electrical interface to said second inverter
  • the controller is adapted to dynamically configure the first transfer switch to transfer power from the inverter to the first AC bus, and dynamically configure the second transfer switch to transfer power between the second inverter and the second AC bus.
  • a sensor is utilized for monitoring a frequency and a phase of the electrical interface to said first AC bus; and a phase locked oscillator in communication with the sensor for synchronizing the reconfigurable AC interface to the frequency and the phase.
  • the DC power source is a distributed energy resource system
  • the first AC bus is in electrical communication with a utility power grid
  • the second AC bus is in electrical communication with a load.

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  1. Procédé de contrôle d'un micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprenant les étapes consistant à :
    incorporer une première interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304a) comprenant une première interface à une première charge (512a) sur un premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) dans le micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) et une deuxième interface à une première parmi une pluralité de sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) dans le micro-réseau ;
    incorporer une deuxième interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304c) comprenant une troisième interface à une seconde charge (512b) sur un second bus en courant alternatif (308b) dans le micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) et une quatrième interface à une deuxième parmi la pluralité de sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) dans le micro-réseau ; caractérisé par :
    la connexion du premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) au second bus en courant alternatif (308b) par une ligne de transmission (310) de façon qu'une différence de phase entre le premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) et le second bus en courant alternatif (308b) entraîne une impédance non-nulle de la ligne de transmission (310) ;
    la configuration desdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables pour transférer de la puissance électrique desdites sources d'alimentation électrique respectives (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) via lesdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables vers ladite première et ladite seconde charge (512a, 512b) ;
    la commande d'une tension et d'une intensité de courant d'au moins une desdites interfaces desdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables ;
    la commande d'une fréquence et d'une phase de ladite au moins une interface ;
    la synchronisation d'un oscillateur à verrouillage de phase interne (612) de ladite interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable sur ladite fréquence et ladite phase ;
    la configuration de ladite interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable comme source de tension synchrone ;
    la commutation d'au moins une desdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables pour transférer de la puissance électrique d'une source d'alimentation électrique différente vers ladite première et ladite seconde charge (112, 512a, 512b) en fonction de ladite commande de ladite tension et de ladite intensité de courant ; et donc
    la fourniture d'une alimentation non-interruptible de puissance électrique à ladite première et ladite seconde charge (512a, 512b) d'une première desdites sources d'alimentation électrique pour fournir de l'alimentation électrique d'au moins une deuxième desdites sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d).
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite première desdites sources d'alimentation électrique (302a) comprend un réseau électrique et ladite deuxième desdites sources d'alimentation électrique (302c) comprend un système de ressource énergétique distribuée.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel ladite seconde interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304c) convertit une puissance en courant continu dudit système de ressource énergétique distribuée en puissance en courant alternatif pour ladite seconde charge (512b).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdites sources d'alimentation électrique comprennent un réseau électrique et un système de ressource énergétique distribuée, et comprenant en outre les étapes consistant à :
    transférer de la puissance électrique dudit système de ressource énergétique distribuée vers ledit réseau électrique via ladite première interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304a).
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, comprenant en outre les étapes consistant à :
    transférer de la puissance électrique dudit système de ressource énergétique distribuée vers ladite charge (112, 512) via ladite interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 4, comprenant en outre les étapes consistant à :
    isoler une source d'alimentation électriquement connectée à une interface d'interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable si ladite puissance électrique de ladite source d'alimentation électrique tombe sous une valeur de puissance spécifiée ; et
    reconnecter ladite source d'alimentation électrique si ladite puissance électrique revient à une valeur de puissance spécifiée pendant une durée spécifiée.
  7. Appareil de contrôle d'un micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprenant :
    une première interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304a) comprenant une première interface à une première charge (512a) sur un premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) dans le micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) et une deuxième interface à une première parmi une pluralité de sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) dans le micro-réseau ; et
    une deuxième interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable (304c) comprenant une troisième interface à une seconde charge (512b) sur un second bus en courant alternatif (308b) dans le micro-réseau (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) et une quatrième interface à une deuxième parmi la pluralité de sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) dans le micro-réseau ; caractérisé par :
    la connexion du premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) au second bus en courant alternatif (308b) par une ligne de transmission (310) de façon qu'une différence de phase entre le premier bus en courant alternatif (308a) et le second bus en courant alternatif (308b) entraîne une impédance non-nulle de la ligne de transmission (310) ; les premières et deuxièmes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables étant configurées pour :
    transférer de la puissance électrique desdites sources d'alimentation électrique respectives (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) via lesdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables vers ladite première et ladite seconde charge (512a, 512b) ;
    commander une tension et une intensité de courant d'au moins une desdites interfaces desdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables ;
    commander une fréquence et une phase de ladite au moins une interface ;
    synchroniser un oscillateur à verrouillage de phase interne (612) de ladite interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable sur ladite fréquence et ladite phase, ladite interface en courant alternatif reconfigurable étant configurée comme source de tension synchrone ;
    commuter au moins une desdites premières et secondes interfaces en courant alternatif reconfigurables pour transférer de la puissance électrique d'une source d'alimentation électrique différente vers ladite première et ladite seconde charge (512a, 512b) en fonction de ladite commande de ladite tension et de ladite intensité de courant ; et donc
    fournir une alimentation non-interruptible de puissance électrique à ladite première et ladite seconde charge (512a, 512b) d'une première desdites sources d'alimentation électrique pour fournir de l'alimentation électrique d'au moins une deuxième desdites sources d'alimentation électrique (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d).
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